Which of these is the equation of a circle with centre and radius ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: A circle with centre and radius has equation . Step 2. With , , we get . **Answer: . Why not the others:** the signs of the centre are reversed in one option, the right-hand side must be not , and a minus between squares gives a hyperbola.
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